A mouse was blamed for causing a brief power outage Tuesday at the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence.

The outage started around 2:10 p.m. and affected more than 10 buildings. University officials said a mouse caused an electrical short. The university said in a statement that buildings were brought back online gradually, with the power fully restored around 3:30 p.m.

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Buildings affected by the outage included Spencer Museum, Watson Library and the Kansas Union.